slow painters ... terrible

[Trygon]

I like what I see there. Sometimes being a slow paper may not be bad at all. Just means that the end product is a better model. As for the carapace I would suggest building the white up from greys to whites. It normally works and adds a sense of depth to the overall colour. The markings could do with a boldening with lighter red colours in there and also don't forget to highlight. Try some extreme high lighting on the black parts around the edges of the exoskeleton and joints.

[Scizor]

here is my carnifex in this leviathan variant scheme, it gives an idea of the blended white as mentioned




i hope it helps

[Trygon]

I think Scizor's fex pretty much sums up everything I mentioned. Blending, highlighting, extreme highlighting, the works. Give him a shout if you want to know how he did it as I am sure he would be most happy to spill the secrets of his outstanding talent for painting.

[Scizor]

of course i'd explain how i did. it's always a pleasure